View of Lake Pepin, Minnesota
1862
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1862
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a wide, quiet lake under a soft sky, with low hills and a few tiny boats in the distance. Duncanson painted this in 1862 while traveling north to escape the Civil War. He was one of the first African American artists to gain attention in the U.S. and abroad, though many people still don’t know his name. If you like this peaceful scene, look up more works in the subject america, american.
